Sachin's official FB page a big hit!

Sachin Tendulkar began a new innings on Monday by opening his official page on the social networking site Facebook and immediately attracted over 4,60,000 likes by late evening.

MUMBAI: Sachin Tendulkar began a new innings on Monday by opening his official page on the social networking site Facebook and immediately attracted over 4,60,000 likes by late evening.

Informing of his decision to open the FB page to TOI, Tendulkar said, "There are several Facebook sites that carry my name without any interaction with me. So, I decided I would set my own FB page with a catalogue of my entire career to share with fans and an opportunity to finally interact with them."

The page contains a video of Sachin welcoming his fans. There's also a welcome note which says, "As a child, I always dreamt of playing cricket for India and I chased my dream of winning the World Cup for 22 years. It wouldn't have been possible without your support. I wanna take this opportunity to thank all of you for having prayed for me and wish well for me. I look forward to sharing my experience with you, join me on my facebook (page) so that we both can share this experience and go through this journey together."

The page which can be reached on www.facebook.com/SachinTendulkar also carries a phone number on which the cricketing legend can be reached. It also a link to his website www.sachinworld.com.

The page also has a list of his sporting achievements and several photographs including his oath-taking as a Rajya Sabha member of the Parliament.